commandments.
our Lord knew that He was not going to use this talent. Remember
what a talent is? It is the grace of God, which enables us to do
good works, to do His commandments, and to learn more of Him.
The man with the one talent is like the ground by the wayside. The
fowls of the air immediately snatch away the word from his heart,
and he never really believes at all. I am sure we have known
people like that, who really have no belief whatsoever. The
wayside is hard, and packed down. No seed can penetrate into it,
and it is washed away, or it sits there, prey for the birds of the air.
The birds are the demons, which snatch away the word from a
manÁ-?s heart, but only because a man leaves it out there,
unprotected, and does not cherish it. The demons cannot take
away the word from your heart if you hold it close to yourself,
only if you care nothing for it.
whatsoever, they never even bothered to believe. Some of the seed
fell upon the rock, and when it was spring up, it withered away,
because it lacked moisture. Have you every been to a glade? This
is an area where there is a thin layer of soil over limestone bluffs,
and only certain kinds of plants can grow. When there is a
drought, everything dies, except for a few very hardy trees. There
is a little bit of soil, a very small amount, but there is not enough
soil to retain any moisture, which is the essence of Christ. There is
just a small amount of knowledge, and not much struggle or desire,
and at the merest, smallest trial, such a person falls away, and he
perishes.
good wheat, the word of God. These thorns choke out the